200 arrested in D.C. immigration reform rally

At least eight Democratic members of the House were among about 200 people arrested Tuesday after they blocked a main street near the Capitol during a massive rally seeking to push Republicans to hold a vote on a stalled immigration reform bill.

Demonstrators hold up their banners as the shout during a immigration a rally on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, calling on the House Republican leadership to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Demonstrators march towards on Capitol Hill during a immigration rally in Washington, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, seeking to push Republicans to hold a vote on a stalled immigration reform bill. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Wearing an American flag, Lino Pedres, joined others in a march outside the building where the state Republican Party Headquarters is located calling on the GOP to support immigration reform, in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. More than two dozen immigrant rights advocates, students, labor and community activists gathered for the protest. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Demonstrators shout during a immigration a rally on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, calling on the House Republican leadership to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship. The Washington Monument is in the background. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Los Tigres del Norte Jorge Hernandez perform during a immigration a rally on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, calling on the House Republican leadership to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Demonstrators shout as they march towards Capitol Hill during a immigration march and rally in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, seeking to push Republicans to hold a vote on a stalled immigration reform bill. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Demonstrators are arrested by U.S. Capitol Police officers on Capitol Hill during a immigration rally in Washington, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, seeking to push Republicans to hold a vote on a stalled immigration reform bill. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A demonstrator is arrested by U.S. Capitol Police officers on Capitol Hill during a immigration rally in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, to demand the House Republican leadership pass comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Demonstrators participate in an immigration a rally on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, calling on the House Republican leadership to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A demonstrator is arrested by U.S. Capitol Police officers on Capitol Hill during a immigration rally in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, to demand the House Republican leadership pass comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A demonstrator is arrested by U.S. Capitol Police officers on Capitol Hill during a immigration rally in Washington, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, seeking to push Republicans to hold a vote on a stalled immigration reform bill. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Demonstrators hold up banners during a immigration a rally on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, calling on the House Republican leadership to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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